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	SVGO  
 
SVG Optimizer is a Node.js-based tool for optimizing SVG vector graphics files.
Why?
SVG files, especially those exported from various editors, usually contain a lot of redundant and useless information. This can include editor metadata, comments, hidden elements, default or non-optimal values and other stuff that can be safely removed or converted without affecting the SVG rendering result.
Installation
npm -g install svgo
or
yarn global add svgo
CLI usage
svgo one.svg two.svg -o one.min.svg two.min.svg
Or use the --folder/-f flag to optimize a whole folder of SVG icons
svgo -f ./path/to/folder/with/svg/files -o ./path/to/folder/with/svg/output
See help for advanced usage
svgo --help
Configuration
Some options can be configured with CLI though it may be easier to have the configuration in a separate file.
SVGO automatically loads configuration from svgo.config.js or module specified with --config flag.
module.exports = {
  multipass: true, // boolean. false by default
  datauri: 'enc', // 'base64', 'enc' or 'unenc'. 'base64' by default
  js2svg: {
    indent: 2, // string with spaces or number of spaces. 4 by default
    pretty: true, // boolean, false by default
  },
};
SVGO has a plugin-based architecture, so almost every optimization is a separate plugin. There is a set of built-in plugins. See how to configure them:
module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    // enable a built-in plugin by name
    'prefixIds',
    // or by expanded version
    {
      name: 'prefixIds',
    },
    // some plugins allow/require to pass options
    {
      name: 'prefixIds',
      params: {
        prefix: 'my-prefix',
      },
    },
  ],
};
The default preset of plugins is fully overridden if the plugins field is specified.
Use preset-default plugin to customize plugins options.
module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    {
      name: 'preset-default',
      params: {
        overrides: {
          // customize options for plugins included in preset
          inlineStyles: {
            onlyMatchedOnce: false,
          },
          // or disable plugins
          removeDoctype: false,
        },
      },
    },
    // enable builtin plugin not included in default preset
    'prefixIds',
    // enable and configure builtin plugin not included in preset
    {
      name: 'sortAttrs',
      params: {
        xmlnsOrder: 'alphabetical',
      },
    },
  ],
};
Default preset includes the following list of plugins:
- removeDoctype
- removeXMLProcInst
- removeComments
- removeMetadata
- removeEditorsNSData
- cleanupAttrs
- mergeStyles
- inlineStyles
- minifyStyles
- cleanupIDs
- removeUselessDefs
- cleanupNumericValues
- convertColors
- removeUnknownsAndDefaults
- removeNonInheritableGroupAttrs
- removeUselessStrokeAndFill
- removeViewBox
- cleanupEnableBackground
- removeHiddenElems
- removeEmptyText
- convertShapeToPath
- convertEllipseToCircle
- moveElemsAttrsToGroup
- moveGroupAttrsToElems
- collapseGroups
- convertPathData
- convertTransform
- removeEmptyAttrs
- removeEmptyContainers
- mergePaths
- removeUnusedNS
- sortDefsChildren
- removeTitle
- removeDesc
It's also possible to specify a custom plugin:
const anotherCustomPlugin = require('./another-custom-plugin.js');
module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    {
      name: 'customPluginName',
      type: 'perItem', // 'perItem', 'perItemReverse' or 'full'
      params: {
        optionName: 'optionValue',
      },
      fn: (ast, params, info) => {},
    },
    anotherCustomPlugin,
  ],
};
API usage
SVGO provides a few low level utilities.
optimize
The core of SVGO is optimize function.
const { optimize } = require('svgo');
const result = optimize(svgString, {
  // optional but recommended field
  path: 'path-to.svg',
  // all config fields are also available here
  multipass: true,
});
const optimizedSvgString = result.data;
loadConfig
If you write a tool on top of SVGO you might need a way to load SVGO config.
const { loadConfig } = require('svgo');
const config = await loadConfig();
// you can also specify a relative or absolute path and customize the current working directory
const config = await loadConfig(configFile, cwd);
Built-in plugins
| Plugin | Description | Default | 
|---|---|---|
| cleanupAttrs | cleanup attributes from newlines, trailing, and repeating spaces | enabled | 
| mergeStyles | merge multiple style elements into one | enabled | 
| inlineStyles | move and merge styles from <style>elements to elementstyleattributes | enabled | 
| removeDoctype | remove doctypedeclaration | enabled | 
| removeXMLProcInst | remove XML processing instructions | enabled | 
| removeComments | remove comments | enabled | 
| removeMetadata | remove <metadata> | enabled | 
| removeTitle | remove <title> | enabled | 
| removeDesc | remove <desc> | enabled | 
| removeUselessDefs | remove elements of <defs>withoutid | enabled | 
| removeXMLNS | removes the xmlnsattribute (for inline SVG) | disabled | 
| removeEditorsNSData | remove editors namespaces, elements, and attributes | enabled | 
| removeEmptyAttrs | remove empty attributes | enabled | 
| removeHiddenElems | remove hidden elements | enabled | 
| removeEmptyText | remove empty Text elements | enabled | 
| removeEmptyContainers | remove empty Container elements | enabled | 
| removeViewBox | remove viewBoxattribute when possible | enabled | 
| cleanupEnableBackground | remove or cleanup enable-backgroundattribute when possible | enabled | 
| minifyStyles | minify <style>elements content with CSSO | enabled | 
| convertStyleToAttrs | convert styles into attributes | disabled | 
| convertColors | convert colors (from rgb()to#rrggbb, from#rrggbbto#rgb) | enabled | 
| convertPathData | convert Path data to relative or absolute (whichever is shorter), convert one segment to another, trim useless delimiters, smart rounding, and much more | enabled | 
| convertTransform | collapse multiple transforms into one, convert matrices to the short aliases, and much more | enabled | 
| removeUnknownsAndDefaults | remove unknown elements content and attributes, remove attributes with default values | enabled | 
| removeNonInheritableGroupAttrs | remove non-inheritable group's "presentation" attributes | enabled | 
| removeUselessStrokeAndFill | remove useless strokeandfillattributes | enabled | 
| removeUnusedNS | remove unused namespaces declaration | enabled | 
| prefixIds | prefix IDs and classes with the SVG filename or an arbitrary string | disabled | 
| cleanupIDs | remove unused and minify used IDs | enabled | 
| cleanupNumericValues | round numeric values to the fixed precision, remove default pxunits | enabled | 
| cleanupListOfValues | round numeric values in attributes that take a list of numbers (like viewBoxorenable-background) | disabled | 
| moveElemsAttrsToGroup | move elements' attributes to their enclosing group | enabled | 
| moveGroupAttrsToElems | move some group attributes to the contained elements | enabled | 
| collapseGroups | collapse useless groups | enabled | 
| removeRasterImages | remove raster images | disabled | 
| mergePaths | merge multiple Paths into one | enabled | 
| convertShapeToPath | convert some basic shapes to <path> | enabled | 
| convertEllipseToCircle | convert non-eccentric <ellipse>to<circle> | enabled | 
| sortAttrs | sort element attributes for epic readability | disabled | 
| sortDefsChildren | sort children of <defs>in order to improve compression | enabled | 
| removeDimensions | remove width/heightand addviewBoxif it's missing (opposite to removeViewBox, disable it first) | disabled | 
| removeAttrs | remove attributes by pattern | disabled | 
| removeAttributesBySelector | removes attributes of elements that match a CSS selector | disabled | 
| removeElementsByAttr | remove arbitrary elements by IDorclassName | disabled | 
| addClassesToSVGElement | add classnames to an outer <svg>element | disabled | 
| addAttributesToSVGElement | adds attributes to an outer <svg>element | disabled | 
| removeOffCanvasPaths | removes elements that are drawn outside of the viewbox | disabled | 
| removeStyleElement | remove <style>elements | disabled | 
| removeScriptElement | remove <script>elements | disabled | 
| reusePaths | Find duplicated elements and replace them with links | disabled | 
Other Ways to Use SVGO
- as a web app – SVGOMG
- as a GitHub Action – SVGO Action
- as a Grunt task – grunt-svgmin
- as a Gulp task – gulp-svgmin
- as a Mimosa module – mimosa-minify-svg
- as an OSX Folder Action – svgo-osx-folder-action
- as a webpack loader – image-webpack-loader
- as a Telegram Bot – svgo_bot
- as a PostCSS plugin – postcss-svgo
- as an Inkscape plugin – inkscape-svgo
- as a Sketch plugin - svgo-compressor
- as a macOS app - Image Shrinker
- as a Rollup plugin - rollup-plugin-svgo
- as a VS Code plugin - vscode-svgo
- as a Atom plugin - atom-svgo
- as a Sublime plugin - Sublime-svgo
- as a Figma plugin - Advanced SVG Export
- as a Linux app - Oh My SVG
- as a Browser extension - SVG Gobbler
- as an API - Vector Express
Donators
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|---|---|
| SheetJS LLC | Fontello | 
License and Copyright
This software is released under the terms of the MIT license.
Logo by André Castillo.